1. A well logging instrument deployment device, comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a pipe string;
a carrier sub disposed inside the housing and configured to move longitudinally inside the housing;
at least one well logging instrument coupled to the carrier sub and not connected to a wireline cable; and
a latch assembly configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a first longitudinal position along the housing such that the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing, the latch assembly also configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a second longitudinal position such that at least a portion of the well logging instrument extends outwardly from the housing.
2. The deployment device of claim 1 wherein the latch assembly comprises a latch base affixed inside the housing, upper collets disposed circumferentially around the carrier sub, and lower collets disposed circumferentially proximate the bottom of the well logging instrument, the latch base including a first profile configured to lockingly receive the upper collets therein when the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing, the latch base including a lower latch profile configured to lockingly receive the lower collets when the well logging instrument is extended from the end of the housing.
3. The deployment device of claim 2 wherein the lower collets are biased to disengage when a compressive force on the well logging instruments exceeds a preselected amount lower than a maximum axial loading on the well logging instrument.
4. The deployment device of claim 1, wherein the latch assembly is further configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in the first longitudinal position as the pipe string is conveyed into a wellbore.
5. The deployment device of claim 1 wherein the latch assembly interlockingly retains the well logging instrument in the first longitudinal position.
6. The deployment device of claim 1 wherein the latch assembly interlockingly retains the well logging instrument in the second longitudinal position.
7. The deployment device of claim 1 wherein the latch assembly bi-directionally retains the well logging instrument in the first longitudinal position and bi-directionally retains the well logging instrument in the second longitudinal position.
8. The deployment device of claim 1 wherein the latch assembly comprises a first latch which bi-directionally retains the well logging instrument in the first longitudinal position and a second latch which bi-directionally retains the well logging instrument in the second longitudinal position.
9. A well logging instrument deployment device, comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a pipe string;
a carrier sub disposed inside the housing and configured to move longitudinally inside the housing;
at least one well logging instrument coupled to the carrier sub; and
a latch assembly configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a first longitudinal position along the housing such that the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing, the latch assembly also configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a second longitudinal position such that at least a portion of the well logging instrument extends outwardly from the housing, wherein the carrier sub comprises a check valve to prevent flow of fluid into the pipe string from below the housing.
10. A well logging instrument deployment device, comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a pipe string;
a carrier sub disposed inside the housing and configured to move longitudinally inside the housing;
at least one well logging instrument coupled to the carrier sub;
a latch assembly configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a first longitudinal position along the housing such that the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing, the latch assembly also configured to retain the well logging instrument and carrier sub in a second longitudinal position such that at least a portion of the well logging instrument extends outwardly from the housing; and
a bit box coupled proximate a lower end of the well logging instrument, the bit box configured to receive a threaded coupling on a drill bit, the bit box including features configured to transmit torque and axial loading to the housing when the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing.
11. The deployment device of claim 10 wherein the features comprise splines.
12. A method for well logging, comprising:
inserting a well logging instrument into a deployment device coupled to a pipe string;
inserting the pipe string into a wellbore;
pumping a fluid into the pipe string to extend the well logging instrument beyond an end of the deployment device, wherein the pumping comprises increasing a pressure of the fluid to cause release of a latch holding the logging instrument inside the deployment device; and
withdrawing the pipe string from the wellbore while operating the well logging instrument.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising prior to extending the well logging instrument, rotating at least a portion of the pipe string to turn a drill bit coupled to the pipe string below the deployment device to lengthen the wellbore.
14. The method of claim 13 further comprising, after at least partially withdrawing the pipe string from the wellbore, applying axial force to the drill bit to reinsert the well logging instrument into the deployment device, and resuming the rotating at least the portion of the pipe string to lengthen the wellbore.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein the well logging instrument is inserted into the deployment device proximate the earth’s surface.
16. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
after the withdrawing the pipe, moving the pipe to the bottom of the wellbore to reinsert the well logging instrument into the interior of the pipe;
applying longitudinal force to and rotating a drill bit disposed proximate the bottom of the pipe string to extend the wellbore;
lifting the pipe string a selected distance from the bottom of the wellbore and
repeating the pumping to extend and withdrawing the pipe string while operating the well logging instruments to measure at least part of the longitudinally extended portion of the wellbore.
17. A method for well logging, comprising:
inserting a well logging instrument into a housing coupled to a pipe string;
providing a latch configured to retain the well logging instrument in a retracted position, wherein the well logging instrument is disposed inside the housing,
inserting the pipe string into a wellbore;
pumping a fluid into the housing to release the latch, allowing the well logging instrument to move from the retracted position to an exposed position, wherein at least a portion of the well logging tool extends beyond an end of the housing; and
withdrawing the pipe string from the wellbore while operating the well logging instrument.
18. A well logging instrument deployment device, comprising:
a housing configured to be coupled to a pipe string;
at least one well logging instrument moveable relative to the housing;
a latch assembly configured to bi-directionally retain the well logging instrument in a first longitudinal position along the housing such that the well logging instrument is disposed entirely inside the housing, the latch assembly also configured to bi-directionally retain the well logging instrument in a second longitudinal position such that at least a portion of the well logging instrument extends outwardly from the housing.
19. A method for well logging, comprising:
inserting a well logging instrument into a deployment device coupled to a pipe string;
inserting the pipe string into a wellbore;
pumping a fluid into the pipe string to extend the well logging instrument beyond an end of the deployment device;
withdrawing the pipe string from the wellbore while operating the well logging instrument, and
rotating at least a portion of the pipe string to turn a drill bit coupled to the pipe string below the deployment device to lengthen the wellbore prior to extending the well logging instrument.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
establishing a voice call between first and second phones over a wide area network (WAN);
receiving a trigger at a first computer to establish a data communication session with a second computer;
discovering the first phone as a first authorized network device from the first computer in response to the received trigger;
establishing a first network communication session between the first computer and the first phone;
transmitting a request to the second phone over the established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second computers;
in response to receiving the request, discovering the second computer as a second authorized network device from the second phone;
establishing a second network communication session between the second phone and the second computer; and
exchanging data between the first and second computer using the first and second network communication sessions and the established voice call.
2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the network devices are personal area network (PAN) devices and network communication sessions are PAN communication sessions.
3. The method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second network communication sessions is a wireless session.
4. The method as in claim 3, further comprising:
selecting the wireless session from the group consisting of: wireless local area network (WLAN) sessions, and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) sessions.
5. The method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second phones is a wireless phone selected from the group consisting of: cellular phones, satellite phones, and radio frequency (RF) phones.
6. The method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second network communication sessions is a hardwired session.
7. The method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second phones is hardwired to an access point of the WAN.
8. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
utilizing a first communication path through the WAN for the established voice call.
9. The method as in claim 8, further comprising:
utilizing the first communication path through the WAN for the exchanged data between the first and second computers.
10. The method as in claim 8, further comprising:
utilizing a second communication path through the WAN between the first and second phones for the exchanged data between the first and second computers that is different from the first communication path.
11. The method as in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second computers is not interconnected with a communication network via a connection other than through a respective network communication session with either the first or second phone.
12. The method as in claim 1, wherein only one of the first and second phones is a smartphone having both the respective computer and phone on a single device, wherein the respective network communication session is localized to the single device.
13. The method as in claim 1, wherein the established voice call is a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) call.
14. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
encoding data for the data exchange at the first computer in a format selected from the group consisting of: images, videos, executable programs, files, and raw data.
15. The method as in claim 1, wherein the data exchange between the first and second computer is a one-way data exchange from the first computer to the second computer.
16. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:
prompting a user for authorization of at least one of either the first or second network communication sessions.
17. The method as in claim 16, wherein prompting is performed on at least one of either a phone or computer corresponding to the user.
18. The method as in claim 1, wherein the computers are personal computers (PCs).
19. A system, comprising:
a wide area network (WAN);
a first and second phone configured to have an established voice call between the first and second phones over the WAN;
a first computer configured to: i) receive a trigger to establish a data communication session with a second computer, ii) discover the first phone as a first authorized network device from the first computer in response to the received trigger, iii) establish a first network communication session between the first computer and the first phone, and iv) transmit a request to the second phone over the established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second computers;
a second computer; and
wherein the second phone is configured to i) receive the request, ii) discover the second computer as a second authorized network device from the second phone in response to the request, and iii) establish a second network communication session between the second phone and the second computer; and wherein the first and second computer are further configured to exchange data between the first and second computer using the first and second network communication sessions and the established voice call.
20. A method, comprising:
establishing a voice call between a wireless phone and a wired phone over a wide area network (WAN);
receiving a trigger at a first computer to establish a data communication session with a second computer;
discovering the wireless phone as a first authorized network device from the first computer in response to the received trigger;
establishing a wireless network communication session between the first computer and the wireless phone;
transmitting a request to the wired phone over the established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second computers;
intercepting the request at a conversion device;
determining, by the conversion device, the second computer associated with the wired phone;
establishing a wired communication session between the conversion device and the second computer; and
exchanging data between the first and second computers using the wireless network communication session and the established voice call, wherein the conversion device directs the voice call to the wired phone and the exchanged data to the second computer.
21. A system, comprising:
a first phone configured to communicate with a second phone over an established voice call over a wide area network (WAN); and
a first computer configured to: i) receive a trigger to establish a data communication session with a second computer, ii) discover the first phone as an authorized network device in response to the received trigger, iii) establish a personal area network (PAN) communication session with the first phone, and iv) transmit a request to the second phone over the PAN and established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second computers.
22. A system, comprising:
a second computer; and
a second phone configured to: i) communicate with a first phone over an established voice call over a wide area network (WAN), ii) receive a request over the established voice call to establish a data communication session between a first computer and the second computer; iii) discover the second computer as an authorized network device in response to the request, and iv) establish a personal area network (PAN) communication session between the second phone and the second computer, wherein the second computer is configured to exchange data with the first computer using the PAN communication session and the established voice call.